Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning
Volume 2, Issue 2 , Pages 79-93 , March 2010

Pharmacy students' motivational beliefs regarding pursuance of graduate school after completion of the PharmD program

  • Nicholas E. Hagemeier, PharmD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Nicholas E. Hagemeier, PharmD, MS, Purdue University School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Heine Pharmacy Building, 575 Stadium Mall Dr., West Lafayette, IN 47907-2091
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  • Gail D. Newton, RPh, PhD

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doi: 10.1016/j.cptl.2010.01.006

Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning
Volume 2, Issue 2 , Pages 79-93 , March 2010

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